# Shai Village, Murbad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Murbad, Thane 

# Shai

Shai is a village in Murbad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **744 people in 157 households**, the 107th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 744people (2011)
- 157households
- 75.6%literacy
- 1,072females per 1,000 males

## Shai PIN code and other codes

Shai falls in Murbad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMurbad
- Census village code553193

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Shai from nearby towns?

- Murbad (sub-district HQ)47 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)100 km by road
- Kalyan (nearest town)74 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Shai?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Shai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shiroshi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shivale
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khapri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shai known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 63% of the 153 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Shai

Of every 100 households in Shai in 2011, 85 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shai · ■ Murbad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**68%

Tap water ****99%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**86%

Use banking services ****66%**

**62%

Television ****28%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**39%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Shai?

■ Shai · ■ Murbad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1072**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1189**

**954

Working population ****43.8%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 65.8% for women. 54% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 203 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (14%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 60 (18%) · **■** Marginal 12 (4%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Murbad

- Ambele Kh.795 people
- Songaon790 people
- Nyahadi781 people
- Dahigaon776 people
- Awalegaon743 people
- Shelgaon743 people
- Thune740 people
- Umaroli Bk.738 people

[All 206 villages in Murbad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/murbad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shai from Thane?100 km by road
- What is the population of Shai?744 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shai in?Thane district (Murbad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shai?75.6% (Census 2011)